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“Polis was named GQ Magazine’s new spokesman for 2014, the publication announced today,” a mock press release from the congressman’s office said.

“Calling a polo shirt with a bow tie (potie) ‘the new black,’ the iconic magazine praised Polis for his innovative and groundbreaking fashion sense,” it continued.

The release took note of Twitter reaction the look garnered, jokingly adding that the congressman “explores uncharted style combinations” and will join the publication as “chief congressional fashion spokesman.”

“The ‘potie’ revolution brings the classic, formal look of a bow tie with the comfort and flexibility of a polo shirt, and I knew it was only a matter of time before my new look was appreciated,” Polis said in the release.

The magazine took issue with Polis’s choice to pair a bow tie with a polo shirt, writing on its website in February that it was probably the “worst congressional style ever” and added he should let the magazine help with his sense of style.

Polis at the time accepted the offer, while the look was mocked on Twitter.